The Texas sun had pretty well cooked the dash on my CD (and the leather seats) so, too late, I had the windows tinted, use a sun shade religiouly and put a molded dash cap on the dash - it looks good, hard to tell it's a cap - people have looked inside the car and commented on how well the dash is hold up. My wife has one of the mats for her dash - it fits fine, but it looks to me like a carpet scrap laying on top of the dash - I'd put a molded cap on hers, but I haven't seen one for the SD's that looks good.

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Houston, Texas
1984 300CD 235K miles, Elvira, one owner
1987 300TD 180K miles
1974 TR6 78K miles Sarah Jane, one owner
OBK #27